The Courageous Podcast with Ryan Berman

3:09 - How Brandon and Berman first met 3:48 - Brandon's background - GenZ activist, speaker, political activist, and influencer 3:57 - One of 84 people in medical history diagnosed with a rare form of dwarfism called metatropic dysplasia 4:36 - Turning point at age 11 when I was close to ending my life...tired of the suffering 5:52 - Opportunity to share my story for the first time through TedX 6...

3:21 - Tony shares his last company: Life After Hate 4:07 - Tony spent 15 years in the movement 4:37 - Tony didn't grow up in a broken family 5:41 - "The world happens to us and we learn it's not so safe to be open." 8:19 - Tony talks about the coldness of his private school experience 9:35 - Tony talks about the choices he made that harmed other people and himself. 11:32 - Tony shares how the bir...

4:55 - The Baja 1000 and how Berman meet Nev 6:36 - Van Neistat and the party starters 7:45 - Photojournalism and dancing 8:43 - The 10 year anniversary of Catfish the documentary 9:33 - How the documentary came to life 10:27 - The start of point and shoot content 11:40 - The process of finding out the truth...and filming it 13:31 - "Empathy didn't come naturally for me...most of my actions are mo...

3:55 - Serial entrepreneurism, the Navy and new cities 5:42 - Perseverance and getting through adversity.   7:39 - Don't get lost in the plan 7:47 - "Business plans are crap..especially in a start-up.  Day 1 your plan changes..." 7:58 - "My philosophy is LAUNCH...something to get started and get feedback" 9:58 - Only had one partner through my successful ventures...a lifelong friend 10:16 - I look...

3:41 - Jason Harris shares some background on Mekanism 5:10 - Bryant Brennan discusses the role his team plays at Peloton 6:07 - What business is Peloton in? Fitness? Self Improvement? Tech? 7:44 - Peloton's investment in Emmy-winning producers to make the class experience top notch for members. 9:23 - We discuss the freedom the Instructors have designing their rides 11:09 - Jason discusses the be...

  1:32 - Quarantine Back In March Felt Like a Holiday; Not so much now 2:35 - Does he take pride in his advertising roots? Or does he run from that identity? 4:15 - Eric explains being in his 20's when he started Method 5:15 - Eric shares his two hiring rules back at Method 7:18 - Eric discusses the 3 separate cultures he's currently part of 8:40 - Finding those little ways to keep the team feelin...

3:31- James Brennan's Yankee Teeshirt 3:48 - Growing up in NYC 4:54 - College in San Diego. "I fell in love with the city and the the people." 7:15 - Growing up in NY "grows you up quick" 8:39 - James shares a "Street Smart" NY moment 12:41 - Make my kids aware of the job creation that comes with the job 15:06 - "First of all, I'm a risk taker." 16:52 - James talks about his 2009; a potential BK m...

2:31 - A weird time for a world renowned keynote speaker 4:11 - Do business travelers really do their best work on a plane? 5:35 - Who is Convince & Convert 6:53 - The shift to virtual keynotes and the investment in equipment. 8:01 - Jay is a 7th Generation Entrepreneur 8:47 - Jay shares his haunting 8 year gap between wanting to be an Entrepreneur and when he finally leaped 10:34 - Jay shares his...

3:58 - The Polarized State of America 4:17 - Johanna shared her conservative roots 5:28 - How far apart are the "red" and the "blue"? 7:14 - Is a Civil War coming? 8:33 - Her Dad's distaste with Johanna registering as a Democrat 9:31 - Johanna's path to politics 10:56 - the importance of global thought leadership without degrading economic leadership 13:49 - the power of good leadership in politic...

4:34 - Life long serial marketer who hates the way we're supposed to do marketing 5:07 - His two daughters: a Producer and a Musician 6:46 - "I hate lazy marketing" 8:15 - Marketers often wake up in the morning assuming people care what you have to say 9:44 - Geoff shares "the twofold" job of the marketer 11:44 - The pain of Covid advertising 13:47 - Incredible passionate about the consumer -- and...

Amongst us are living, breathing heroes who have not only found their true calling, but are putting their purpose into action. This week on the Courageous Podcast, we are joined by “a real-live” superhero in Ricky Mena who is the founder of HeartOfAHero.org. Ricky is committed to bringing positivity and smiles to children facing life-threatening illnesses, disabilities and more.  The way he does s...

00:02:22 - Meet Katie Decker: Global President of J&J's Essential Health 00:05:32 - How Katie Juggles The J&J Portfolio 00:06:27 - "The Most Uncomfortable Role I've Even Been In Is The One I'm In Right Now" 00:08:32 - Moving Off Old Ways of Doing Business 00:08:42 - "This Massive Leap of Faith Over The Last Year" 00:10:19 - J&J's Commitment to Consumer Health 00:11:01 - Serving a Billion Consumers...

00:01:57 - The biggest stage - The Olympics 00:03:00 - Growing up with a goal of competing at the highest level 00:03:57 - A family of skiers 00:04:45 - Watched my parents compete in the X Games 00:05:59 - Always competing in some sort of ski event 00:06:51 - Speed, turns and air...and you have to perfect all three 00:07:20 - Being in the moment 00:08:00 - Train all year for thirty seconds 00:10:3...

2:07 - Background on Steve 4:39 - Steve on his journey 5:25 - Brands with deep values that had the power to connect with people emotionally 7:26  - Absolute directionaless, needy, potential employee...up to my eyeballs in student debt 8:03  - Started at Lincoln Mercury division of Ford Motor Company 10:06 - The first time that I voluntarily left a job for unemployment 11:01 - The opportunities I w...

06:36 - What Brandon is up to these days 08:00 - Transitioning teams 08:27 - Similarities between sports teams and corporate teams 09:39 - What Brandon misses about the NFL - the physicality, being the best, and preparation 09:45 - Vigorous exercise has been an outlet to prepare for my day and knock the edge off 10:46 - The last of 7 kids in the Lloyd family 12:16 - Grew up around a lot of loving...

3:22 - A battle that everyone fights within 5:08 - Wanted to jump out of planes and blow stuff up 5:22 - If I'm going to do it I wanted to be the best at it, and the SEALS are the best 6:17 - Had a laser focus 5-6 days a week for three years 7:30 - On BUDS...incredibly difficult physically, mentally, emotional.. but also the best time... 10:03 - Soul crushing and devastated to get rolled back...di...

3:01 - A Pandemic Pivot: Moving to PA 6:24 - Radical Life Change On the Horizon 9:40 - Scott shares the upside down (life-changing) world of Liberia 12:20 - Walking Away From a Life Full of Vice 14:04 - Scott shares what he saw in Liberia 15:32 - A Challenge Was Posed to Scott 16:59 - "In the beginning, I had no idea what I was doing..." 18:20 - Scott shares how he threw a party to jumpstart his f...

2:35 - Getting The Band Back Together For One Podcast 5:00 - Describing her versatile roles to today 5:22 - Driven by curiosity and challenge 7:20 - Katie's Objective: Work on Global brands from San Diego 8:17 - Relationships matter 9:32 - Katie explains her time at GoPro 11:06 -Katie's "up and down" relationship with San Diego 13:57- Making the jump to Snap 15:20 - Snap: a leader in vertical cont...

2:31 - Initial conversations about courage and evolution 4:30 - What's going on upstairs 5:06 - Nick's background 7:15 - Interest in mental health, human interaction, along with verbal and non-verbal communication 7:53 - Common human needs and desires that drive us 8:59 - To understand yourself you have to understand your mind 8:46 - apply a skill set to the goal set, but what about the mind set?...

Show Notes: 4:39 - ServPro's Time to shine (during Quarantine) 5:32 On the front line cleaning up the crisis 7:19Getting  Calls To Clean Up Covid 8:07 The Courage to Suggest a Pivot (6 weeks into his new job) 8:35 We Serve Up A Different Title For ServPro's CMO 9:27 Launching "Certified ServPro Clean" 10:29 With Covid, it isn't about what you can see; it's what you can't see 11:34 Attacking Covid...

Courageous Podcast w/ Tony Hsieh The intentional Tony Hsieh is the CEO of Zappos, a serial entrepreneur and the author of NY Times Best-Selling book Delivering Happiness. He also continues to push the envelope on creating intentional environments that inspire his teams while maximizing the potential of the Zappos workforce. In this episode of the Courageous Podcast, we time machine back to a time...

Show Notes: 2:34 - Emily Wolfe: "a frickin" rock star signed by Gibson 3:46 - When Did Emily Start Playing? 4:07 - Emily Define's Her Sound As A Threesome Between... 5:39 - Her 1st time playing Live: "Drummer's For Jesus" 8:50 - The Pain of Not Playing Live During A Pandemic 11:07 - Teenage Angst" Inspired Her To Write Her Own Music 13:17 - Emily Talks About The Twists of Her "Journeys" 15:07 - "E...

Show Notes: 3:10 How many Dhani’s do you know? 6:48 Dhani & Berman meeting in the mean streets of Potomac, MD 8:26 Did Dhani’s dad really do that in high-school? 11:12 Dhani talks about the 3 influence football had on him 13:49 Dhani’s gifted genes - his mom + his dad 14:47 Dhani convinces Michigan to give him a scholarship 18:43 Dhani loves THE University of Michigan 19:52 Showing up + doing the...

Show Notes: 1:27 - Landon’s tale of the tape 2:53 Landon’s life on Quarantine Standard Time 3:45 Landon’s “Selfless Phase” 6:26 Landon growing up 8:41 How Landon ranks in other sports 9:56 Landon’s rise from nowhere 12:24 U.S. scouting: bleak back in the day 12:59 Getting deep 13:59 Identity tied up in soccer 15:15 The hardships of Germany 16:15 Landon copes with the 2006 World Cup 18:25 How Lando...

Show Notes: 3:26 - Background of Bracken and growing up in Kentucky 5:00 - Where Bracken’s drive came from 6:30 - Transition from sports to leadership 7:14 - How consuming content can help with analogies in business 8:30 - Setting goals early to achieve success 10:00 - Why reporting doesn’t matter if you use influence 11:40 - Communicating is the key to developing trust 14:08 - How and why Bracken...